Although Kauai is a sparsely populated island, there is a standard airport Lihue LIHwhich is not only served by numerous flights from the other Hawaiian islands, but also from major airports in the mainland USA.

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Kauai can only be reached by plane. No regular boat ferries run here, even from the surrounding islands.

International flights to Kauai

The largest percentage of travelers head to Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii's Oahu Islands, first before tackling local flights.

It's best to opt for an open-jaw ticket. For example, fly into Honolulu, fly out of Kauai and save one local flight.

The cheapest international flights to Kauai are usually from Japan (return fares from 550 usd). Average prices for flights from Europe are around 1 100 usd.

Often the cheapest deals from Europe can be found on the German airline condor.com.

Direct international flights fly only to Canada:

• Westjet - Vancouver

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Fly to the continental USA

The largest number of flights fly to the mainland USA.

All flights fly to airports Lihue LIH.

Prices for return flights from the western US to Kauai range from 250 usd 500 usd and are operated by the following airlines:

• American Airlines - Los Angeles, Phoenix
• Delta - Los Angeles, Seattle
• United - Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco
• Southwest Airlines - Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland
• Alaska Airlines - Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle
• Hawaiian Airlines - Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento

Inter-island air travel

Inter-island flights are operated by 2 airlines - Southwest Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. The cheapest tickets are almost always with Southwest, starting from 39 usd one way. However, Hawaiian also offers similar prices.

Only these airports fly directly from Lihue:

• Honolulu HNL on Oahu - both Southwest and Hawaiian about 1-2 times per hour
• Kona KOA on Hawai'i Island - Hawaiian 1x daily
• Kahului OGG on Maui - Hawaiian 3 times daily

Ferries

There are no regular ferries to Kauai, even from the nearest neighboring islands.